Assignment 2: Mapping Severe Weather Events
Cherie Xu (rx2245)
2024-03-06
Damage from Storms
1.a State Level Monetary Damage in the United States
1.a County Level Monetary Damage in the United States
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1.b Density of Injuries and Deaths caused by severe events in the United States from Year 2017 - Year 2022
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Discuss briefly which of the two approaches provides a better visual summary of the distribution of the destructive effects of storms.
In my opinion, I’d more prefer density map and state level choropleth map that provide a better visual to understand how the impact of severe weather. For county level, it is too disorder and unable to present the distribution with colors. I think density map create a better comparation that i had two maps one focus on the death related to severe event and another on focus on the injury related to severe event, it allows readers to better observe how the severe event impact each state varies by impact either death or injury with the percentile range.